The Political Graveyard: August 29, 1877 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Wesley T. Kennerly — Henry County, Tenn. See also: Politicians who were born on August 29 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1877 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on August 29 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1877 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: William Lucas — Jefferson County, W.Va. Brigham Young — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah See also: Politicians who died on August 29 (all years), or politicians who died in 1877 (all dates). Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 67: Ethan Colby Age 64: Thomas Allen Age 62: Isaac Lawrence Milliken Age 61: George A. Pillsbury Age 60: E. Wilder Farley Age 59: Frederick E. Woodbridge Age 58: Joseph E. McDonald Age 57: De Witt C. Gage Age 53: John de Bruyn=Kops Age 51: George F. Hoar; Simon Wing Age 47: J. Proctor Knott Age 46: William F. Jenks Age 45: Thomas J. Bunn Age 44: Thomas Foster Tipton Age 42: George Washington McCrary; John Hailey Age 40: William H. Fox Age 39: William R. Warnock; George A. Fay Age 34: David B. Hill Age 33: Mariano Sabino Otero Age 31: Luke E. Wright; Summit R. King Age 29: Orville S. Basford Age 26: John James McDannold Age 25: George Hibshman Age 23: George W. Stickle Age 22: Carroll W. Abbott; Frank H. Gould Age 21: Frank Adams; Robert Burnet Jones Age 20: Charles Pigman Age 19: John H. Small; William P. Buffum Age 17: Lucius E. Hires Age 15: James J. Butler Age 14: Oscar Joel Ellis Age 13: Robert Edward Glover Age 11: William D. Hunter; James U. Campbell Age 10: John W. Terrill Age 8: Henry T. Kellogg; Georg Schmuck Age 7: Hardy Maxey Swift Age 6: Clarence S. Wadsworth Age 5: James Crawford Biggs Age 4: Lewis R. Sullivan; Joseph William Woodrough Age 3: Allan B. Walsh Age 2: Ivey G. Thomas Age 1: Albert C. 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